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Connecting Practice to Theory

In your weekly journal, you are charged with connecting your experience with theory. Attached are all the common theories in relation to Physical Education. Below you see an abstract on how to connect an experience with theory. 

Example of connection to theory:

The self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 1985) explains that autonomy, relatedness, and competence are integral to motivation. In a creative dance unit, where students are working in groups, motivation is very important. To build competence, the whole class will learn and practice a dance created by last year’s eighth graders. It will be a simple dance, using basic movements that all students can perform. This will show students that any level of movements can meet all the requirements of the creative dance performance. Students will be most comfortable dancing with other students who they know well and work well with. This sense of relatedness will assist in the motivation to work together to complete the choreography and perform the dance. Students being able to choose their own music and manipulative (basketballs, hockey sticks, etc.) will give students a sense of autonomy. They have a choice and are more likely to be motivated than if I picked the song or genre.

 

Reference

Deci, E.L., & Ryan, R.M. (1985). Intrinsic motivation and self-determination in human behavior. New York, NY: Plenum.

 

Author: Cortland Physical Education Manager
Last modified: 3/3/2024 6:12 PM (EDT)